Victim of ultralight crash died Sunday

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WHITE COUNTY, Ga. — Lee Olson, 79 of Gainesville died at Northeast Georgia Medical Center Sunday as a result of injuries suffered when his ultralight plane crashed on a private airstrip south of Cleveland Friday afternoon.

The Federal Aviation Administration conducted an investigation but a preliminary incident report indicated the cause of the crash is undetermined.

White County Public Safety Director David Murphy said witnesses told first responders the ultralight took off from Mountain Air Park, made a hard left bank, and then struck the roof of a hangar building before crashing into an adjacent driveway.

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